About two in five of Brookfield Township’s working residents commute to Brookfield
About half stay in Brookfield Township for work; outside it, Brookfield is the main destination (44%, 1 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Missouri has 13%. The average commute takes 15 minutes each way, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Brookfield Township
Commutes from Brookfield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Brookfield Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The towns that employ Brookfield Township’s residents
Where Brookfield Township clocks in
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A commute of about 15 minutes in Brookfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brookfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,188 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who commutes out of Brookfield Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,017 residents head out to work, 850 work right here, and 1,382 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Brookfield Township’s 2,232 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brookfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,201 → 2,232. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Brookfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Brookfield Township goes to work
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Brookfield Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brookfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $57,835 |
| Yellow Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Marceline Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 16 min | $74,872 |
| Yellow Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Locust Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Yellow Creek Township, Jefferson Township, Yellow Creek Township and Locust Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brookfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Brookfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brookfield Township?
$57,835 (±$7,029) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brookfield Township?
14.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brookfield Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brookfield Township work?
46% work in town.
Can you get around Brookfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brookfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brookfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.